"Final Tour" Setlist

Not sure on a final show. But this would of been my swbit set

1.Aces High
2.Deja Vu
3.Children of the Damned
4.Flash of the Blade
5.Where eagles dare
6.Charlotte the harlot
7.Mariner
8.Invaders
9.Total Eclipse
10.killers
11.Sun and steel
12.Powerslave
13.Run to the hills
14.The Trooper
15.The Prisoner
16.Number of the beast
17.To Tame a Land
18.The loneliness of the long distance Runner
19.Flight of the Icarus
20.Another Life
21.Prodigal Son
22.Alexander The Great

Even if it was just for one show like the 2nd night at one venue and give the diehards what they want.
 
“Doctor Doctor” finishes playing on the speakers, and the stage goes dark. Suddenly the opening riff to “Sanctuary” cuts through the din, before switching to the “Caught Somewhere in Time” intro, and finally culminating with “The Wicker Man” riff. Now the theme to Back to the Future plays, and we end in a sparkle of color and electricity splashing our ears as the stage goes dark again, just as “The Time Machine” begins.

Janick’s intro is played on the speakers while Bruce sings his lines, and with a yelp the band launches into the full song, as the lights come on, and another Iron Maiden show has begun. A white-haired Bruce sits in the titular vehicle built onstage but later leaves it to compel the audience to “Scream for me!” multiple times. During the wind-down after the final chorus tells the crowd: “Tonight we are going to take you on a little journey into the past. We’ll be starting in the present and heading further and further back through the band’s history… Welcome to the Iron Maiden Time Machine!” Then they finish the song’s outro and the stage goes dark again.

But not for long. “This one’s called - ‘Stratego’!” shouts Bruce, as the band kicks things into high gear with the second single of their latest LP, Senjutsu. And following this is “The Writing on the Wall”, making for a trio of modern Maiden classics played at full volume live on stage. Now is the part of the show where the time machine starts flicking away the years. Scarcely has H’s acoustic faded before the pummeling “Speed of Light” intro erupts and Bruce belts out a scream.

That’s four songs down, and the energy of the show is high. But now it’s time to bring things down a bit with one of Maiden’s many trademark epics: The Final Frontier’s entry of “The Talisman”. A quiet intro leads to a stormy rager with tempests a-blowin’ and one of Bruce’s most tremendous vocals of all time. This is followed by the moody mid-paced “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg” and the bangin’ “Dance of Death” - which allows for the band and the audience to jump and prance as the music carries them away.

With three longer songs back-to-back, we need a quick fix in the form of a classic Maiden rocker, and “The Wicker Man” has us covered. As soon as that riff kicks in, it’s time to fucking rock! Following this is the second Brave New World cut, “Ghost of the Navigator” - the second seafaring jam from the band on the program tonight. The ‘90s are represented by two songs: the Blaze era gets “Lord of the Flies”, and the Bruce era gets the ever iconic “Fear of the Dark” - can you imagine them playing a concert without it?

Thereafter, Bruce thanks the audience and promises that the band will return shortly. For the next few minutes we are left in anticipation for the following splendor that’s been pledged - and our excitement pays off when the lights come back on and we see Bruce and Davey sitting on a couple of stools, with the latter strumming an acoustic guitar and the former singing:

“Seven deadly sins,
Seven ways to win,
Seven holy paths to Hell
And your trip begins…”

Then H walks onto the stage as his echoey guitar kicks off the classic “Moonchild”, and the group erupt once more into another killer set, this time based around their classic ‘80s run. “Moonchild” is followed by the iconic “Infinite Dreams”, which wasn’t even played on the second Maiden England Tour. Somewhere in Time makes an appearance in the form of the icy “Stranger in a Strange Land”, and then we’re hit with back-to-back Powerslave masterpieces with “Aces High” adding a high dose of adrenaline, before Bruce proclaims that “This is what not to do if you’re bird shits on you!” - and the spectacle that is “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” makes its return to the stage.

The 13 minute fan favorite is next followed up with the always beloved Piece of Mind single “The Trooper”, and then we turn things down again with the deep cut “Still Life”, another song that was cut from the second Maiden England Tour but has now been resurrected for the ultimate concert tour! And of course we have to have the iconic TNOTB trio, “Run to the Hills”, “The Number of the Beast”, and “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. This second set is finally closed off by “Iron Maiden”, the one song that has always been present at every show since the band’s inception.

Bruce thanks the audience and the band members walk off stage, but the roar of the crowd is too strong and they return with a killer encore. “Murders in the Rue Morgue” kicks it off, and “Phantom of the Opera” and “Running Free” (complete with the classic audience interaction bridge) follow it up. Now they try to leave again, but can’t help but come back to finish out the night with two of the band’s earliest songs: “Prowler”, the opening track on the band’s debut album, and “Burning Ambition”, the first song that Steve Harris ever wrote, which has never been played live since 1977.

The band finally walks off stage almost three hours since they started, and leave behind them a thrilled and satisfied crowd. At the end of the tour they quietly retire, having gone out with an extensive love letter to the fans filled with cuts ranging throughout their career.

This setlist took some inspiration from Rush’s final tour, given that it starts from the most recent album and moves backwards chronologically, and I think it makes for a next bridge between the iconic hits and the deeper cuts, with every era of their history represented. I tried not to wander too far into fantasy land and instead craft a setlist I feel like they’d play (for three hours), and I think that left me with a well-constructed setlist that’s sure to satisfy just about any Iron Maiden fan.

So this is the full setlist:

Iron Maiden
The Time Machine Tour

Part I
1. The Time Machine
2. Stratego
3. The Writing on the Wall
4. Speed of Light
5. The Talisman
6. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
7. Dance of Death
8. The Wicker Man
9. Ghost of the Navigator
10. Lord of the Flies
11. Fear of the Dark

Part II
12. Moonchild
13. Infinite Dreams
14. Stranger in a Strange Land
15. Aces High
16. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
17. The Trooper
18. Still Life
19. Run to the Hills
20. The Number of the Beast
21. Hallowed Be Thy Name
22. Iron Maiden

Encore
23. Murders in the Rue Morgue
24. Phantom of the Opera
25. Running Free

Encore 2
26. Prowler
27. Burning Ambition
 
Pretty much the LotB set, but more like...

1. Aces High
2. Stratego
3. 2 Minutes to Midnight
4. The Clansman
5. The Trooper
6. Revelations
7. Dance of Death
8. The Wicker Man
9. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
10. Flight of Icarus
11. Fear of the Dark
12. The Number of the Beast
13. Iron Maiden
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14. The Evil That Men Do
15. Hallowed Be Thy Name
16. Run to the Hills
 
Another, slightly more realistic final tour attempt, featuring some deeper cuts and the classics. I went in with the intention to assemble songs based on the fact that they would never be played again thereafter, and came up with a pretty strong set:

Intro: Churchill’s Speech
1. Aces High
2. Murders in the Rue Morgue
3. Run to the Hills
4. The Writing on the Wall
5. Still Life
6. Infinite Dreams
7. The Number of the Beast
8. Stranger in a Strange Land
9. Paschendale
10. Phantom of the Opera
11. Fear of the Dark
12. Hallowed Be Thy Name
13. Iron Maiden

Encore I:
14. The Trooper
15. Ghost of the Navigator
16. Wasted Years

Encore II:
17. Running Free
18. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
 
Intro: Churchill’s Speech
1. Aces High
2. Stratego
3. Judas Be My Guide (live debut)
4. The Writing on the Wall
5. Hallowed Be Thy Name
6. Phantom of the Opera
7. The Trooper
8. Alexander the Great (live debut)
9. Rainmaker
10. Bring Your Daughter... to the Slaughter
11. Fear of the Dark
12. The Number of the Beast
13. Iron Maiden

Encore I:
14. Moonchild
15. Lord of the Flies
16. Como Estais Amigos (live debut)

Encore II:
17. If Eternity Should Fail
18. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
 
Diesel 11 said:
“Doctor Doctor” finishes playing on the speakers, and the stage goes dark. Suddenly the opening riff to “Sanctuary” cuts through the din, before switching to the “Caught Somewhere in Time” intro, and finally culminating with “The Wicker Man” riff. Now the theme to Back to the Future plays, and we end in a sparkle of color and electricity splashing our ears as the stage goes dark again, just as “The Time Machine” begins.

Janick’s intro is played on the speakers while Bruce sings his lines, and with a yelp the band launches into the full song, as the lights come on, and another Iron Maiden show has begun. A white-haired Bruce sits in the titular vehicle built onstage but later leaves it to compel the audience to “Scream for me!” multiple times. During the wind-down after the final chorus tells the crowd: “Tonight we are going to take you on a little journey into the past. We’ll be starting in the present and heading further and further back through the band’s history… Welcome to the Iron Maiden Time Machine!” Then they finish the song’s outro and the stage goes dark again.

But not for long. “This one’s called - ‘Stratego’!” shouts Bruce, as the band kicks things into high gear with the second single of their latest LP, Senjutsu. And following this is “The Writing on the Wall”, making for a trio of modern Maiden classics played at full volume live on stage. Now is the part of the show where the time machine starts flicking away the years. Scarcely has H’s acoustic faded before the pummeling “Speed of Light” intro erupts and Bruce belts out a scream.

That’s four songs down, and the energy of the show is high. But now it’s time to bring things down a bit with one of Maiden’s many trademark epics: The Final Frontier’s entry of “The Talisman”. A quiet intro leads to a stormy rager with tempests a-blowin’ and one of Bruce’s most tremendous vocals of all time. This is followed by the moody mid-paced “The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg” and the bangin’ “Dance of Death” - which allows for the band and the audience to jump and prance as the music carries them away.

With three longer songs back-to-back, we need a quick fix in the form of a classic Maiden rocker, and “The Wicker Man” has us covered. As soon as that riff kicks in, it’s time to fucking rock! Following this is the second Brave New World cut, “Ghost of the Navigator” - the second seafaring jam from the band on the program tonight. The ‘90s are represented by two songs: the Blaze era gets “Lord of the Flies”, and the Bruce era gets the ever iconic “Fear of the Dark” - can you imagine them playing a concert without it?

Thereafter, Bruce thanks the audience and promises that the band will return shortly. For the next few minutes we are left in anticipation for the following splendor that’s been pledged - and our excitement pays off when the lights come back on and we see Bruce and Davey sitting on a couple of stools, with the latter strumming an acoustic guitar and the former singing:

“Seven deadly sins,
Seven ways to win,
Seven holy paths to Hell
And your trip begins…”

Then H walks onto the stage as his echoey guitar kicks off the classic “Moonchild”, and the group erupt once more into another killer set, this time based around their classic ‘80s run. “Moonchild” is followed by the iconic “Infinite Dreams”, which wasn’t even played on the second Maiden England Tour. Somewhere in Time makes an appearance in the form of the icy “Stranger in a Strange Land”, and then we’re hit with back-to-back Powerslave masterpieces with “Aces High” adding a high dose of adrenaline, before Bruce proclaims that “This is what not to do if you’re bird shits on you!” - and the spectacle that is “Rime of the Ancient Mariner” makes its return to the stage.

The 13 minute fan favorite is next followed up with the always beloved Piece of Mind single “The Trooper”, and then we turn things down again with the deep cut “Still Life”, another song that was cut from the second Maiden England Tour but has now been resurrected for the ultimate concert tour! And of course we have to have the iconic TNOTB trio, “Run to the Hills”, “The Number of the Beast”, and “Hallowed Be Thy Name”. This second set is finally closed off by “Iron Maiden”, the one song that has always been present at every show since the band’s inception.

Bruce thanks the audience and the band members walk off stage, but the roar of the crowd is too strong and they return with a killer encore. “Murders in the Rue Morgue” kicks it off, and “Phantom of the Opera” and “Running Free” (complete with the classic audience interaction bridge) follow it up. Now they try to leave again, but can’t help but come back to finish out the night with two of the band’s earliest songs: “Prowler”, the opening track on the band’s debut album, and “Burning Ambition”, the first song that Steve Harris ever wrote, which has never been played live since 1977.

The band finally walks off stage almost three hours since they started, and leave behind them a thrilled and satisfied crowd. At the end of the tour they quietly retire, having gone out with an extensive love letter to the fans filled with cuts ranging throughout their career.

This setlist took some inspiration from Rush’s final tour, given that it starts from the most recent album and moves backwards chronologically, and I think it makes for a next bridge between the iconic hits and the deeper cuts, with every era of their history represented. I tried not to wander too far into fantasy land and instead craft a setlist I feel like they’d play (for three hours), and I think that left me with a well-constructed setlist that’s sure to satisfy just about any Iron Maiden fan.

So this is the full setlist:

Iron Maiden
The Time Machine Tour

Part I
1. The Time Machine
2. Stratego
3. The Writing on the Wall
4. Speed of Light
5. The Talisman
6. The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
7. Dance of Death
8. The Wicker Man
9. Ghost of the Navigator
10. Lord of the Flies
11. Fear of the Dark

Part II
12. Moonchild
13. Infinite Dreams
14. Stranger in a Strange Land
15. Aces High
16. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
17. The Trooper
18. Still Life
19. Run to the Hills
20. The Number of the Beast
21. Hallowed Be Thy Name
22. Iron Maiden

Encore
23. Murders in the Rue Morgue
24. Phantom of the Opera
25. Running Free

Encore 2
26. Prowler
27. Burning Ambition
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I love this idea. It would definitely go over well with the fans and would be a great send off for a legendary band.

The only songs I would change are the following:

-Swap LOTF with Man on the Edge or Judgement Heaven (ok unrealistic but JH is one of the strongest songs from the 90s)

-Instead of Prowler and Burning Ambition:

-The Evil That Men Do
- Flight of Icarus
- Blood Brothers
- Wasted Years

I love the BB into WY closing. It was one of the best parts of the Book of Souls Tour and for this hypothetical tour would be emotional as well as memorable. I have nothing against Prowler or Burning Ambition, it’s just that they aren’t well known (at least the latter isn’t) and Wasted Years is the perfect song to close out their career.

I threw Icarus and Evil in there since they’re fan favorites and they’re both incredible songs.

Anyway, the setlist you’ve proposed is amazing and I’d love to see Maiden do something like this for their final tour.
 
If You’re Gonna Die… said:
-Instead of Prowler and Burning Ambition:

-The Evil That Men Do
- Flight of Icarus
- Blood Brothers
- Wasted Years

I love the BB into WY closing. It was one of the best parts of the Book of Souls Tour and for this hypothetical tour would be emotional as well as memorable. I have nothing against Prowler or Burning Ambition, it’s just that they aren’t well known (at least the latter isn’t) and Wasted Years is the perfect song to close out their career.

I threw Icarus and Evil in there since they’re fan favorites and they’re both incredible songs.
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“Prowler” was the first song on a Maiden album, and “Burning Ambition” was the first song Steve wrote, hence why they’re closing the setlist. “Wasted Years” would be a great career closer though. Maybe add “Prowler” and “Burning Ambition” to the first encore and let “Wasted Years” be in a second encore.
 
Not posting it right now, but I just hope that if they don´t do it on full lenght tour, they will either play a gig which features one song from each album, OR starting from 2025 to whichever year they retire, they will play atleast one song from each album during multiple tours expansion, if you follow me.
 
Doctor Doctor
Churchill Speech
1. Aces High
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight
3. Sea of Madness
4. Children of the Damned
5. Murders in the Rue Morgue
6. Wrathchild
7. Still Life
8.Infinite Dreams
9.Phantom of the Opera
10.The Number of the Beast
11. The Trooper
12. Hallowed be Thy Name
13. Fear of the Dark
14. Iron Maiden

Encore:
15. Moonchild
16. Run to the Hills
Encore 2:
17. Only the Good Die Young
18. Wasted Years
 
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--Early Days set--
1. Murders in the Rue Morgue
2. Wrathchild
3. Phantom of the Opera
4. Prowler
--80s set--
5. 2 Minutes to Midnight
6. The Trooper
7. Rime of the Ancient Mariner
8. Stranger in a Strange Land
9. Only the Good Die Young
10. The Number of the Beast
--90s & Reunion Set--
11. Futureal/Man on the Edge
12. The Wicker Man
13. Rainmaker
14. The Writing on the Wall
15. These Colours Don't Run
16. Fear of the Dark
17. Iron Maiden
--Encore--
18. Hallowed Be Thy Name
19. Run to the Hills
20. Wasted Years

Very long setlist by Maiden standards, but it's their last tour they can squeeze in a few more songs for old times sake. I tried to do a setlist that would represent each album but it'd be impossible without it being like a 5 hour set.
 
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